WCLT-FM (100.3 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Newark, Ohio, United States, serving the Columbus metropolitan area. . It is owned by WCLT Radio and carries a country music format branded as “T-100”.[3][4] The transmitter and studios are on Jacksonville Road (Ohio State Route 13) in Newark.
WCLT-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology.[5] The HD2 digital subchannel carries a mainstream rock format known as “104.7 The Big Lick”, relayed over FM translator W284CH at 104.7 MHz.
History
WCLT-FM signed on the air on August 7, 1947.[6] It was owned by The Advocate, Newark’s daily newspaper.[7] In its early days, WCLT-FM largely simulcast co-owned WCLT (1480 AM).
By the 1970s, the FM station was offering separate programming. While WCLT (AM) was a Top 40 station, WCLT-FM played automated easy listening music. In the 1980s, the station made the transition to soft adult contemporary music. In the 1990s, it flipped to country music.
References
- ^ “WCLT History”.
- ^ “Facility Technical Data for WCLT-FM”. Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ “WCLT-FM Facility Record”. United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ “WCLT-FM Station Information Profile”. Arbitron.
- ^ “HD Radio Station Guide”. HD Radio. iBiquity.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 page B-243, Broadcasting & Cable
- ^ “Paper Heralds WCLT” (PDF). Broadcasting. September 1, 1947. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 71285 (WCLT-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WCLT-FM in Nielsen Audio‘s FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 144410 (W284CH) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W284CH at FCCdata.org